rough (touch, voice, etc.); coarse; gritty; rattling (of beans, beads, etc.)
to become hungry; to get an empty stomach
mode (musical mode, mode of probability distribution, state of physical system); fashion
to ingest; to eat; to enter the mouth; to be able to eat
that is to say; so that means
to miss a chance; to miss an opportunity
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
sweet and sour; bittersweet
to garnish; to accompany (as a card does a gift); to add to as support; to prop up; to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.); (arch.) to mimic
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
manufacturer (esp. a major company); producer; maker; device for making things; person who creates things
sales pitch; sales lure; catchphrase
it's not like; it isn't as if
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
heel (of a shoe); heel (in pro wrestling); bad guy; player of villain roles
to persuade; to coax; to solicit; to seduce; to make advances; to make a play
grazing; skimming; almost touching; barely; just; narrowly
moderate (degree); proper (amount); temperate; suitable
to shuffle one's feet; to trample underfoot
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in celebration or in honor of something); drinking one's glass dry
sake made without added alcohol or sugar
ginjō sake; high-quality sake brewed by low temperature fermentation from white rice milled to 60%
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
cheap-looking; tawdry; insignificant
having said that; on the other hand
participation; joining; entry; adherence
grain; bead; drop; counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops
whereabout; about where; how much